GeForce MX550 vs Radeon Pro 5500M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 5500M with GeForce MX550, including specs and performance data.

Pro 5500M
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 85 Watt
17.59
+49.4%

Pro 5500M outperforms MX550 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking310409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.1832.26
ArchitectureRDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameNavi 14TU117S
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2019 (5 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores15361024
Core clock speed1000 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speed1450 MHz1320 MHz
Number of transistors6,400 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt25 Watt
Texture fill rate139.242.24
Floating-point processing power4.454 TFLOPS2.703 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs9632

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.7 (6.4)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pro 5500M 17.59
+49.4%
GeForce MX550 11.77

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Pro 5500M 6778
+49.4%
GeForce MX550 4536

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Pro 5500M 14725
+47.2%
GeForce MX550 10005

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Pro 5500M 10399
+69.8%
GeForce MX550 6126

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Pro 5500M 65776
+63%
GeForce MX550 40364

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

Pro 5500M 3364
+36.2%
GeForce MX550 2470

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD59
+28.3%
46
−28.3%
1440p56
+60%
35−40
−60%
4K26
−7.7%
28
+7.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+52.6%
35−40
−52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+43.6%
75−80
−43.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+38.1%
60−65
−38.1%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+56.4%
35−40
−56.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 75
+127%
30−35
−127%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+52.6%
35−40
−52.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+23.2%
65−70
−23.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Battlefield 5 55−60
+52.6%
35−40
−52.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50
+108%
24−27
−108%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+45.5%
30−35
−45.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+43.6%
75−80
−43.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+38.1%
60−65
−38.1%
Metro Exodus 32
−21.9%
35−40
+21.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 51
+54.5%
30−35
−54.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+11.5%
52
−11.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+23.2%
65−70
−23.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+42.9%
27−30
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+43.6%
75−80
−43.6%
Hitman 3 30−35
+54.5%
21−24
−54.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+38.1%
60−65
−38.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+38.1%
42
−38.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+44.4%
27
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+23.2%
65−70
−23.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 54
+63.6%
30−35
−63.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+47.8%
21−24
−47.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+68.4%
55−60
−68.4%
Hitman 3 21−24
+40%
14−16
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+50%
24−27
−50%
Metro Exodus 41
+116%
18−20
−116%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 115
+55.4%
70−75
−55.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35
+84.2%
18−20
−84.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
+54.5%
10−12
−54.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+63.6%
55−60
−63.6%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+60%
14−16
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%

This is how Pro 5500M and GeForce MX550 compete in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is 28% faster in 1080p
  • Pro 5500M is 60% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX550 is 8% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro 5500M is 127% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX550 is 22% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 5500M is ahead in 71 test (99%)
  • GeForce MX550 is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.59 11.77
Recency 13 November 2019 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 25 Watt

Pro 5500M has a 49.4% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

GeForce MX550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 240% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 5500M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce MX550 is a mobile workstation one.


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